Brasinca Uirapuru
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The Brasinca Uirapuru was a GT
Grand tourer
A grand tourer is a high-performance luxury automobile designed for long-distance driving. The most common format is a two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement....

-class sports coupe manufactured in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 between 1964 and 1966. Only 73 examples of the model were ever made because of the high production costs.
The car had a hand built steel body and a 6-cylinder 4271cc Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 engine which used three SU carburetors.
The Brasinca Uirapuru bore a strong resemblance to the Jensen Interceptor
Jensen Interceptor
The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting GT-class car hand-built in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for an earlier car made between 1950 and 1957...

which entered production the same year that Uirapuru production ended.

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A comparison of the Brasinca Uirapuru and the Jensen Interceptor

Uirapuru history in Portuguese
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